Severe Cobalt Intoxication Due to Prosthesis Wear in Repeated Total Hip Arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 825.e15-825.e20

  Oldenburg, Marcus ^a   Wegner, Ralf ^a   Baur, Xaver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

cardiomyopathy; cobalt; hypothyroidism; intoxication; prosthesis wear

Indexed keywords

COBALT; POLYETHYLENE; THYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CERAMIC PROSTHESIS; FALLING; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INTOXICATION; MALE; METAL IMPLANTATION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TRACE METAL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 67650714174     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2008.07.017     Document Type: Article

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